binomial distribution

A researcher is investigating pedestrian traffic congestion at the entries to a public space. One of the statistics recorded is the number of pedestrians using each entry (passing in or out) in successive 10-minute periods during a working day. If X is the number of pedestrians recorded in each 10-minute interval, would X follow a binomial distribution? Justify your answer.

A researcher is investigating pedestrian traffic congestion at the entries to a public space. One of the statistics recorded is the number of pedestrians using each entry (passing in or out) in successive 10-minute periods during a working day. If X is the number of pedestrians recorded in each 10-minute interval, would X follow a binomial distribution? Justify your answer.

i recon it would, but i'd be guessing

Why do you think that it would?

The question you need to ask yourself is: Is the experiment a Bernoulli trial if the answer is yes then it can be modeled with a binomial distribution.